Country star Toby Keith and collaborators Bobby Pinson and Scotty Emerick raised more than $20,000 for the Bluebird Cafe with their concert and auction at the historic Nashville venue on Tuesday night.

“God blessed me to be a songwriter first and foremost," Keith said. "I remember going to writer's night at the Bluebird. It's great to have a place for songwriters to showcase their songs. It can open a door that just makes a song fly. Just one moment of inspiration and you're off. Nashville needs to keep the Bluebird alive and thriving."